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  <title>Take Senator Kirk Watson's $40,000 Challenge!</title>
  <author>Travis Country Democratic Party</author>
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    <email>matt.glazer@gmail.com</email>
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  <blurb>Voter turnout in Travis County nearly tripled in  our historic 2008 primary election, and over 10,000 activists attended our  county convention.  That&amp;#39;s wonderful.  No matter which nominee  you support for President, I hope you&amp;#39;re excited about this historic  opportunity to turn Texas blue.&lt;br /&gt; 
We need to keep this momentum going into the general  election.  &lt;br /&gt;
To prove how optimistic I am, I&amp;#39;m  challenging my fellow Texans to step up to the plate and donate to turn Travis  County 100% blue.  Instead of contributing your money in a way where it  could end up going to Ohio or Florida, I encourage you to invest in your  backyard and support the TCDP.  The Democratic Party&amp;#39;s  coordinated campaign is starting earlier than ever before, and we need to help  them hit the ground running by donating today.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;DOUBLE YOUR  DONATION!&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;Talk is cheap.  If you donate to the Travis County  Democratic Party, then my campaign will match your donation  dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000.  No donation is too small, so please  make a difference today.  The deadline is June 19, and I encourage you to  give early and often. With some hard work and a little luck, we can make  Travis Couny a darker shade of blue.  By increasing overall Democratic  turnout, we can help Rick Noriega defeat John Cornyn and also help take back  the White House for the Democrats in 2008.   In  addition, we&amp;#39;ll be building the party infrastructure for statewide victory in  2010 and 2012. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Make a difference.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Thank  you for your continued support.  It&amp;#39;s been an honor to serve you in the  Texas Senate, and I look forward to working with you in 2008 and beyond as we  fight for change and a better tomorrow.</blurb>
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